Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Intercultural Contact (FutureLearn)

As the course progresses, you’ll consider terms such as ‘globalisation’ and ‘acculturation’, explore the relationship between nationality and culture, and compare different experiences of returning ‘home’ following periods of absence.

Syllabus

Week 1: Approaching intercultural contact
Week 2: Reflecting on intercultural contact

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

• Explore intercultural contact from historical and global perspectives.
• Investigate the ways in which people develop intercultural competence using the KASA model.
• Compare different experiences of returning to “home” cultures following periods of absence.
• Assess the usefulness of Holliday’s notion of blocks and threads to evaluate intercultural contact.
• Perform an ethnographic study to investigate cultural environments.
• Investigate an example of intercultural contact using the ideas of critical incidents and rich points.

Who is the course for?
The course is for anyone with an interest in the concepts of culture and interculturality, you don’t need any previous experience.